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Georgia's new government to begin work in week

Georgia's new government to begin work in week

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said people had granted legitimacy to the new Parliament as a result of the victory of the ruling Georgian Dream party in the general elections last month. The PM noted “in no other …

Kobakhidze: No plans to renew Georgian government

Kobakhidze: No plans to renew Georgian government

The new Georgian government will not differ significantly from the previous one, the country's Prime Minister said. The government will be approved by the new parliament elected on October 26.

Georgian authorities refuse to meet with EU politicians

Georgian authorities refuse to meet with EU politicians

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said he had declined a meeting with a delegation of parliamentarians from  European Union member states, citing “unfriendly rhetoric” to the ruling Georgian Dream party …

Opposition rally held in Tbilisi once again

Opposition rally held in Tbilisi once again

A public protest organised by domestic opposition parties was held on November 4 outside the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi to protest the results of the parliamentary elections held last month. The rally was followed by a march along …

Kobakhidze calls Georgian people's choice the only right one

Kobakhidze calls Georgian people's choice the only right one

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held a briefing today, during which he assessed the parliamentary elections held in the country the day before. He called the expression of the will of the people the only and uncontested choice.

Saakashvili's pardon being prepared in Georgia

Saakashvili's pardon being prepared in Georgia

Tbilisi has announced that the President of Georgia is preparing a plan to pardon Mikheil Saakashvili. The Speaker of the Parliament said that Salome Zurabishvili was with him and the opposition.